LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers started the season with such great promise, upsetting teams like the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls in the early going. The young Lakers were the buzz of the NBA, at least for a month.
That early excitement has long since faded with the Lakers losing 11 of their last 12 games.
The Lakers will wrap up a seven-game trip on Friday against the Orlando Magic, ending an unproductive trip that has yielded just a single victory.